| 单词 | rascal |
| 释义 | rascal (once / 451 pages) n A rascal is a scoundrel or a trickster. If your new puppy cheerfully chews on your shoes and chases the cat, you might want to consider naming her Rascal. Rascals are mischievous, but their intentions are to have fun, rather than to be cruel. An armed robber is not a rascal, but the class clown is a rascal. The word's origins had a more negative connotation, though: the fourteenth century rascaile meant "low class people," from the Old French rascaille, "rabble or mob." WORD FAMILYrascal: rascally, rascals USAGE EXAMPLESOver time, “rogue” morphed into a general label for a rascal or scoundrel, or someone who was endearingly mischievous. Wall Street Journal(Dec 15, 2016) How did a man described as a “half-insane rascal” and “pathetic dunderhead” rise to power in the land of Goethe and Beethoven? New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) About those international rascals: After his abbreviated round with the president, Dad recounted the day to my mother. Golf Digest(Dec 09, 2016) 1n one who is playfully mischievous Syn|Hypo|Hyper imp, monkey, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, scamp brat, holy terror, little terror, terror a very troublesome child child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster a young person of either sex 2n a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel Syn|Hyper knave, rapscallion, rogue, scalawag, scallywag, varlet scoundrel, villain a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately |
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